Wire-splicer.



I. B. CLARK. WIRE SPLIOBB.

21.10am! run 1120.0. 1912.

Patented 0ct14, 1913.

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TEDSTATES rA'rE OFGE.

Specifihation at i'ctt'cr's' Yetent.

Application area-rec de mp1s, -se;(a No. 735.780.

of Iowa, hate. invciite "certain ine'w 'and;usc-

ful I Improvements in -Wire Splicers, of which the"folloivingl ism-specification, refers -head? t cmre y s dranssmesses? aelatesto nlw--and:.useful iinfirovemeuts in wire working tools and more sparticulh rly to a wire splicerfthe object or the invention beiiig 4 to, provide; a splicer for. coiling the ends of .wires; around the bodyportion econ sarneor another wire 01; another object-[and is more particularly adapted 'for use in" fnce building, splicing telephone and telegraph wiressnd for simisnvrv t more e irl y flt qrapther P D l Another-object o"the invention is to provide a. tool of the above character which will possess advantages in points of efiiciency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture and at the same time is simple in corn struction and operation. I.

With the'nboveanc'l other objects "in View; the invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and ar rang'ement of parts hereinafter more fully described pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wire splicer constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

in the detachable plate 7 secured to one side of the head 2. The plate 7 is provided with a. reduced shank 8 which. conforms in. size to the handle 1 and is detachably secured thereto by means of the screw bolt 9. From this it will be readily apparent that the plate I 7 may be quickly and easily removed and the body 4 removed from the handle. The body 4 is provided with a longitudinal groove 10 which is adapted to register with the red ll formed in the plate 7 and the head the handle. The body 4; is providedad- J i xce nt the head 4 2 with a ratchet portion 12 which is adapteclvto be engaged byiapawl .13 pivotal1y 'mountecliupon the handle 1.

The body provided ,uponnnei side with a flattened face 14: hcvinga transverse groove 15 formed-therein adapted toreceive the'rib lidjorrned upon thejgripping member 17 iwh-xch s secured, to-the. body 4 by'means of the ,scmw bolt 18, said screw bolt passing through an elongated opening 19 formed in h n m. m m erwhere v the nn .gleiinber will be movably. mounted upon. the w 1 v Patented Oct. 14, 913. i

member 17 :is provided at one side with an upstandingear 20 having a Y groove: 21 formed therein adapted to, receive one of the wire should the 1 some he .in. serted up through Itheppening 22.120 be lfited abouttlie blodv portion of the wire. opening- 22 communicates; with vthe groovegl n which isarranged the end of the wire which adapted to .be twisted around the body thereof. In splicing the ends ofjtwo wires, the .endsare arranged in erson r'eIatioii and plticed within the lon- "gitlidmal groove 10 and the recesses 11 the .end of one of the wires is then bent downwardlv through the opening 22 and the han- 'dle 1 rotated about the other wire so that the end which is bent downwardly through the end 22 will be twisted around the other wire. After the first end hasbeen twisted about the other wire, the device is reversed and the end of the other wire is inserted down through the opening 22 and the handle ro tated about the wire so that the second end will be rotated about the body of the first wire forming an extremely strong joint between the ends of two wires.

It'will be readily apparent that after the two ends of the wires have been arranged within the longitudinal groove 10 and the recesses 11, a pair of pliers may be used to twist the end of one of the wires about the other wire at one end of the groove. this has been done, the wire is moved along so that the end. of the other wire may be twisted about the first wire, thus eliminating the necessity of turning the handle number 1 around the two wires. It will be understood that either means may be employed for fastening the two ends of the wires together.

From the above it will be apparent that After I by the use of my improved splicer, the ends of two wires may be quickly and easily connected together. It will also be apparent that the device is simple in construction, easy to-operate and can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

ile I have shown and describedthe preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of Construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice without sacrificing any. of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a handle, a circular head formed integral with the handle and provided with a similar shaped opening, a plate secured to the head and provided with a circular recess, a circular body having an .enlarged'head formed upon one end and arranged within said recess, a ratchet portion formed on said body, a pivoted pawl adapted to engage the ratchet portion whereby turning movement of the handle will rotate the body, said body being provided upon one side .with a flattened face having a transverse groove formed therein, a gripping member provided with a rib adapted to engage within said groove, said gripping member being provided with an elongated open- .Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the f e Washington, n.0,

, formed at by the gripping member isadjustably se cured to the body. V

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a handle, a circular head one end of the handle and-provided with a similar shaped opening, a plate secured to one side of the head and provided with a circular recess, a circular body'mem her having an enlarged head formed at one end thereof and'disposed within said recess,

said body member beingprovided upon one side with a flattened face'having a trans verse groove formed therein, a gripping member provided with a rib adapted to eng e Within said groove, said gripping member being provided with an elongated opening, a screw bolt passing through said opening and engaging with the body whereby the gripp'ingmember is adjustably securedto the body, and means for-engaging the angularly bent end of awire whereby thevrotation of the handle will twist said end about the body portion of another wire.

- In testimony whereof I hereunto aliix my signature in the-presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS R'CLARK.

Witnesses:

A. L. Conn, Ross B. Hmmoon. v

Commissioner of Patents, 

